A METHOD OF REDUCING HYDROGEN HALIDE(S) CONTENT IN SYNTHESIS GAS

摘要

A method for reducing the hydrogen halide(s) content of a synthesis gas stream by gasifying a carbonaceous feed material in a gasifier to produce a gas/solids mixture of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, hydrogen halide gas, and fly slag particles; passing the gas/solids mixture to a solids removal zone where at least a portion of the fly slag particles are removed, to produce a gas stream; admixing with the said gas stream an alkali metal oxide, hydroxide, bicarbonate, or carbonate to produce an alkali metal compound/gas mixture; passing the alkali metal compound/gas mixture to a means for increasing the contact time between said hydrogen halide(s) and said alkali metal compound(s) or their thermal decomposition products; reacting the alkali metal compound(s) with the said hydrogen halide(s) to produce solid alkali metal halide(s); and recovering a gas stream substantially free of hydrogen halide(s) and solids.